# 2010 SDMB Chess Championship
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [May 7, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681 "2010-05-07T21:18:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/41 "2010-05-10T22:25:30Z")
From my experience with gameknot, even if you have a 3-day limit it’s quite likely that there will be a sudden burst of enthusiasm when you’re both online - and if you’re not, there’s no possibility of real-time play anyway. Don’t forget that some of us are five or more time zones apart.
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### Author:  [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/42 "2010-05-10T23:13:51Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#):
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> Nope. We need a 14th.
> ETA: When I get home from work, I’ll try to order us by skill level. Right now, I have about 3 of you down as “sucks” and a few at “I’ll get pummeled” level, and a “What’s an Elo?”, so this will be very subjective.
You can put me down under “What’s an Elo?”
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### Author:  [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/43 "2010-05-10T23:15:22Z")
> [@Malacandra](#):
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> From my experience with gameknot, even if you have a 3-day limit it’s quite likely that there will be a sudden burst of enthusiasm when you’re both online - and if you’re not, there’s no possibility of real-time play anyway. Don’t forget that some of us are five or more time zones apart.
This is pretty much my experience as well. When I used to play it usually only took a few weeks to play a game. As I said before, I can’t do live games, at least not right now with a 2 and 4 year old and a full time job.
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### Author:  [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/44 "2010-05-10T23:42:24Z")
OK, so I’ve made the wall chart. It’s mostly arbitrary from the middle to the bottom. I’m going to try to get the colors right, but I’m doing this by hand, so if I screw up the colors…sorry.
Here be the rules:
2days/move. Try to coordinate a time to get with your opponent and knock out maybe 5 or 6 moves at a time.
Treat it like a 1day/move game. I don’t want to set the computer to that, though, because if you make a move at 5:00 and I move at 5:05, you’d better hope you don’t get caught in traffic the next day and get home at 5:06, because then you’ve lost on time.
When the game ends, post the result and the final move list in this thread.
The chart:
**Maser
Chessic
Malac
GIGO
Edward
Hamlet
Ivan
Oredigger
Garygnu
Peeker
Cort
Autolycus
MindW
fubbleskag**
First Round Pairings:
**White v Black**
Maser v Ore
Gary v Chessic
Malac v Peek
Cort v GIGO
Edward v Auto
MindW v Hamlet
Ivan v fubble
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/45 "2010-05-11T00:04:31Z")
so what’s the scoop? do we pm each other our moves and fucking hope that i don’t screw it up. or is there a virtual board where we get to see this stuff.
and **malac** i have no clue on who you be.
i typically play poker so is talking smack allowed?
can i cheat?
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/46 "2010-05-11T00:06:29Z")
i’m thinking i let chessmaster 2099 run the game for me. of course, after the first couple of moves you will definitely not buy the program unless your toddlers need a dose of wootwoot.
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### Author:  [@MindWanderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindWanderer)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/47 "2010-05-11T00:30:42Z")
I signed up on Gameknot as mindwanderer, if we’re going to use that system.
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### Author:  [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/48 "2010-05-11T00:40:55Z")
You guys can take your pick of game method. I suggest [chess.com](http://chess.com) but others are playing on gameknot. So just go with whatever your opponent agrees to. Again, it’s 1d/move but if using the websites, set it to 2d/move so no one loses if they don’t get to the computer 5 minutes too late.
ETA: **Malac** is **Malacandra**.
Sure, smack talk all you want.
No, you can’t cheat. I suppose there’s no way around using an analysis board, so go ahead and use it if you want. But no engines!
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/49 "2010-05-11T00:55:13Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#):
>
> You guys can take your pick of game method. I suggest [chess.com](http://chess.com) but others are playing on gameknot. So just go with whatever your opponent agrees to. Again, it’s 1d/move but if using the websites, set it to 2d/move so no one loses if they don’t get to the computer 5 minutes too late.
>
> ETA: **Malac** is **Malacandra**.
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> Sure, smack talk all you want.
>
> No, you can’t cheat. I suppose there’s no way around using an analysis board, so go ahead and use it if you want. But no engines!
uh, **malacadra** , huh. i offer a tie.
k’ we are good to go to the second round. 1/2 - 1/2.
woot woot.
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/50 "2010-05-11T00:56:17Z")
the horsies do the little l thingie, right?
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/51 "2010-05-11T01:00:33Z")
Apparently I have an account at [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) as “bedgyro”
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/52 "2010-05-11T01:04:45Z")
ok. i am on [chess.com](http://chess.com) with my usual handle. that chicken liver **malacandra** won’t even show up to do battle.
am i white or not white?
or can i check several different ethnicities, kind of like the census.
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### Author:  [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/53 "2010-05-11T01:15:51Z")
I have just made an account over at [chess.com](http://chess.com) so I’m at gameknot as well. I’m under edwardthehead for both. I also sent Auto a PM. But how did I get rated so high? I’m not that good.
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### Author:  [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/54 "2010-05-11T01:57:41Z")
> [@peekercpa](#):
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> am i white or not white?
Players listed first in the pairing get White.
Sheesh. Rookies. 😛
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### Author:  [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/55 "2010-05-11T02:00:25Z")
> [@garygnu](#):
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> Apparently I have an account at [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) as “bedgyro”
You, sir, are challenged.
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/56 "2010-05-11T02:03:14Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#):
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> Players listed first in the pairing get White.
>
> Sheesh. Rookies. 😛
i told you i stink but i am trying. gd this looks to be all the fun as ann bolyn’s beheading.
blind pigs. blind pigs. gotta keep up with that mantra.
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### Author:  [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/57 "2010-05-11T02:13:39Z")
as usual, my only goal here is to outlast you, peek 😛
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/58 "2010-05-11T02:18:30Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#):
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> as usual, my only goal here is to outlast you, peek 😛
oh noes. **FUB** is in the room.
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### Author:  [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/59 "2010-05-11T05:55:29Z")
> [@peekercpa](#):
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> ok. i am on [chess.com](http://chess.com) with my usual handle. that chicken liver **malacandra** won’t even show up to do battle.
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> am i white or not white?
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> or can i check several different ethnicities, kind of like the census.
You’ll do very well as long as you carry on posting while I’m sound asleep. But now I’ve rubbed the grit from my eyes, let me mosey on over…
Registered as **Gil-Gandel** as there was already a Malacandra. Have at you, cully. 😛
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/60 "2010-05-11T14:12:55Z")
> [@Malacandra](#):
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> You’ll do very well as long as you carry on posting while I’m sound asleep. But now I’ve rubbed the grit from my eyes, let me mosey on over…
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> Registered as **Gil-Gandel** as there was already a Malacandra. Have at you, cully. 😛
ok i found you and challenged you to a game. but it looks like you are black and that’s not right.
i am peekercpa over there as well.
sorry i am kind of new to this.
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